Political Parties in Post-Communist Societies [electronic resource] : Formation, Persistence, and Change /
Spirova, M.author.
This is a study of party development in the post-communist world. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as aggregate data from twelve post-communist states, this study provides an explanation of the behaviour of parties since 1990, and offer new insights into the party behaviour in the future.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Political Parties in Old and New Democracies; Political Parties and Democratic Government; Political Parties in Newly Established Democracies; Political Parties and Post-Communist Systems; The Rationale for This Work; Chapter-by-Chapter Overview; Chapter 2 Party Formation, Persistence, and Change: Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Data; Party Formation, Persistence, and Change: An Overview; Setting an Electoral Target; Party Evolution: Formation (Phase 1)
Party Evolution: Electoral StrategiesEvaluating the Likelihood of Success; Party Evolution: Random Events and External Shocks; Theoretical Framework: Summary; Hypotheses and Their Empirical Implications; Testing the Model at Party Level: Methodology and Data; Testing the Model at Party System Level: Methodology and Data; Chapter 3 Formation, Persistence, and Change: Parties in Bulgaria and Hungary; Bulgarian and Hungarian Party Politics: General Trends; Parties Out of Parliament: GOR/BEL/BSD and Munkaspart; Parties in Government: The DPS and the SZDSZ
Parties in Control of the Government: The BSP and FIDESZ-MPPConclusion; Chapter 4 Explaining Formation, Persistence, and Change: Bulgarian and Hungarian Trends; Electoral Support and Party Electoral Strategies; Ideology and Party Electoral Strategies; Organizational Strength and Party Electoral Strategies; External Shocks, Random Events, and Party Electoral Strategies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Explaining Formation, Persistence, and Change: Post-Communist Trends; Party Financing; Electoral Institutions; Testing the Model at System Level: Twelve Post-Communist Systems; Conclusion
Chapter 6 ConclusionRational Parties?; Ideological Parties?; Organized Parties?; Parties and the Rules of the Electoral Game; Parties and Public Financing; Parties and International Actors; Unanswered Questions; The Study of Party Politics in the Post-Communist World; References; Further Reading; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z
Based on author's thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-198) and index.
This is a study of party development in the post-communist world. Based on extensive fieldwork in Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as aggregate data from twelve post-communist states, this study provides an explanation of the behaviour of parties since 1990, and offer new insights into the party behaviour in the future.
Russia—Politics and government.
Political sociology.
Political science.
United States—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics.
Political Sociology.
Political Science.
US Politics.
Political Theory.